Tuesday's Notebook

July 23, 1986

Pitcher Dave Dravecky left the San Diego Padres in Chicago and returned to San Diego to have his left elbow examined. Dravecky (7-8) has been bothered by tendinitis in his pitching arm for the past few weeks. Doctors said the best time to examine Dravecky was shortly after a start. He threw five innings during a 4-2 loss Sunday at Pittsburgh. San Diego opened a three-game series with the Cubs on Monday. Padres Manager Steve Boros said the examination would determine if treatments were helping Dravecky. Boros said he did not expect Dravecky to miss his next start in St. Louis on Saturday.